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Saturday, 26 March 2016

Cardmaking - Rudolph Day Card for March

I have to admit this was a pretty simple card to make. The topper with the watercolour stroke design was from an experimental session from some time back. I was trying to imitate the effect of some stamps I spotted that were very popular at the time, but instead of a stamp I used a brush and watercolours. Once it had dried I just put away in a box full of all sorts of similar bits and bobs, stuff that I might find a use for one day. Today was it's day!

Materials use:

- a 5" square black card base

- the watercolour topper made from a scrap of white card painted with wide strokes of Spectrum Noir Aquatint Inks in red, blue and a lime/yellow shade, trimmed down to fit the front of the card

- a scrap of red linen texture printed card trimmed to create a mat for the topper

Hello - I'm so happy you visited my blog, because now I've found yours! I'm going to have lots of fun seeing what kind of pretty things pop out of your head and into your crafty space! You have beautiful ideas, and they turn out so well. I love your crazy quilted needlebook, too. This card is just stunning in its originality. I love the stamped appearance of the tree against the brushstrokes.Happy Easter!